"Trump's Exploitation of Navalny's Legacy and the Victim King Narrative"
Donald Trump has displayed a complex mix of identifying with both Vladimir Putin and Alexei Navalny, portraying himself as a victim while also aspiring to be a strongman. He has sought to elicit protectiveness from his supporters by portraying himself as a persecuted martyr, while simultaneously aiming to reverse the traditional flow of concern in a democracy. This Victim King complex is mirrored in his followers, who turn their feelings of weakness into a sense of strength lent to them by their dear leader, displaying what is referred to as "group narcissism."